Privacy Policy

Banyan Canvas Studio is committed to protecting the privacy of our students, workshop participants, and online visitors. This Privacy Policy outlines how our online platform collects, uses, and safeguards the personal information you provide to us. By interacting with our services, you agree to the practices described in this policy.

Information We Collect

We collect various types of information to provide and improve our drawing and painting lessons, art workshops, personalized coaching, group art sessions, online art classes, and art therapy programs.

• Personal Identification Information: This includes information you voluntarily provide when you register for a class, sign up for a newsletter, fill out a form, or otherwise interact with our services. Examples include your name, email address, postal address, and contact number.
• Payment Information: When you make a purchase or enroll in a paid program, we collect necessary payment details. This information is processed by secure third-party payment processors, and Banyan Canvas Studio does not store your full payment card details.
• Technical Data: As you navigate our online platform, we may automatically collect certain technical information. This can include your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and the dates/times of your visits. This data helps us improve the functionality and security of our online presence.
• Usage Data: We may collect data on how you interact with our courses, workshops, and content. This might include progress tracking in online classes or engagement with specific lessons.

How We Use Your Information

The information we collect is used for the following purposes:

• To Provide Services: To facilitate your enrollment in drawing and painting lessons, art workshops, personalized coaching, group art sessions, online art classes, and art therapy programs.
• To Process Transactions: To manage payments and provide you with services you have requested.
• To Improve Our Services: To understand how our students use the services and resources provided on our online platform, allowing us to enhance and develop new offerings.
• To Personalize User Experience: To tailor our content and service offerings to your interests and needs.
• To Send Periodic Communications: To send emails regarding your enrollment, updates about our services, newsletters, or promotional information that may be of interest to you. You can opt-out of marketing communications at any time.
• To Respond to Inquiries: To address your questions, comments, or support requests.

How We Protect Your Information

We adopt appropriate data collection, storage, and processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction of your personal information, username, password, transaction information, and data stored on our online platform.

• Data Encryption: Sensitive and private data exchange between the online platform and its users happens over an SSL secured communication channel and is encrypted and protected with digital signatures.
• Access Control: Access to your personal data is restricted to employees, contractors, and agents who need to know that information in order to operate, develop, or improve our services.
• Regular Security Audits: We regularly review our information collection, storage, and processing practices to prevent unauthorized access to our systems.

Sharing Your Personal Information

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal identification information to others. We may share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any personal identification information regarding visitors and users with our business partners, trusted affiliates, and advertisers for the purposes outlined above.

• Third-Party Service Providers: We may use third-party service providers to help us operate our business and the online platform or administer activities on our behalf, such as sending out newsletters or conducting surveys. We may share your information with these third parties for those limited purposes provided that you have given us your permission.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information when required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court order or government agency).

Your Data Protection Rights (GDPR and Other Laws)

Depending on your location, you may have the following data protection rights:

• The Right to Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
• The Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
• The Right to Erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The Right to Object to Processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at the address provided below.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

Banyan Canvas Studio has the discretion to update this privacy policy at any time. When we do, we will revise the updated date at the bottom of this page. We encourage users to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this privacy policy periodically and become aware of modifications.

Contacting Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of our online platform, or your dealings with us, please contact us at:

Banyan Canvas Studio
2847, Ashoka Road, Floor 3
Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560001
India

This document was last updated on 17 May 2024.